We would like to invite you to come and experience our local traditions! Built alongside a live homestead, four luxury Rondavels (African-style round huts) accommodate eight guests, offering exclusivity and the comfort of home.
You can participate in local chores, delight in local culinary dishes and drinks, and learn local arts and crafts. This is your introduction to our world and lifestyle!
Ongula Villa Homestead Lodge is strategically situated between Ondangwa (one of the oldest towns in the northern region) and Eenhana, built alongside an active Owambo homestead (or village).
It is the first lodge in Namibia to offer an introduction to the traditional lifestyle of our Owambo people.
Participate in the preparation and making of local traditional drinks and meals, discover the art of basket weaving and pottery, and explore the beauty of our region.
We welcome you to experience our world!
Accommodation at Ongula Village Homestead Lodge
The lodge features four luxury Rondavels that consist of four twin beds, private en-suite facilities (with shower only), a tea/coffee station, and mosquito nets available to guests.
Activities and Features
At Ongula Village Homestead Lodge, traditional cuisine is on offer as well as day tours to the museum, open and craft markets, and tribal houses.
You can also attend some of the seasonal blockbuster events such as the Marula Festival and traditional weddings.
Features of Ongula Village Homestead
- Voluntourism and traditional activities
- Credit card welcome
- Live homestead next to the lodge
- Pottery making cave
- Traditional kitchen "Epata"
- Bar and restaurant
- Boma “Open Fireplace”
- Cattle herding
Some Ideas of What to Do at Ongula Village Homestead
- Participate in traditional chores such as pounding mahangu, open fire cooking, cattle herding, basket weaving, and clay pot making.
- The Pottery Project: Together with basket-making, pottery has a long history in the north-central regions of Namibia, with the oshanas (depressions that fill up with water during the rainy season) providing not only fish but deposits of clay.
- The Onankali Omahangu Paper Project: Mahangu or pearl millet is the staple food of the north-central regions. Able to grow in low rainfall, high temperatures, and low soil fertility, it is eaten in a variety of dishes and drinks, and the stalks are used to feed cattle and thatch roofs. In 2002, yet another use for this versatile subsistence crop was found.
